First, there's his size; he's a sculpted 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, making him an imposing figure. Then his immense power is reflected by the fact he connected on some of the longest home runs in 2011.

Stanton, who turns 22 on Tuesday, is widely considered an emerging star.

In his second big league season, he showed why, leading the Marlins in home runs (34) and RBIs (87).

The best is yet to come for the talented right fielder, but he already is making an impact. Based on a solid first full big league season, Stanton has been named the winner of two MLB.com awards.

The right fielder is the Marlins' Player of the Year and Breakout Player of the Year. MLB.com has also tabbed Anibal Sanchez as the Marlins' Pitcher of the Year.

Stanton, a second-round pick in 2007, made his big league debut on June 8, 2010, and in just over half a season, he paced all Major League rookies in home runs with 22.

He built on his rookie season with a strong sophomore campaign.

Because of his youth and inexperience, Stanton endured his share of growing pains in 2011. He batted .262 in 150 games, striking out 166 times in 516 at-bats.

Dealing with strikeouts is nothing new for power hitters, and Stanton certainly had his share. But his overall game is taking form, as he showed the ability to hit the ball to all fields. He became the first right-handed hitter to connect on an opposite-field home run into the second desk at Citi Field in New York.

In terms of raw power, Stanton's 474-foot home run at Coors Field on Aug. 15 off Rockies right-hander Kevin Millwood was the fourth-longest home run in the Major Leagues in 2011, according to ESPN's Home Run Tracker.

Power is the most notable part of Stanton's game, but the Marlins feel he can be a more complete player.

"He can be a 30-30 guy," former Marlins manager Jack McKeon said during the season.

McKeon said Stanton had the best jumps on the team when making his initial burst trying to steal a base.

McKeon said Stanton, who stole five bases and was caught five times, needed to work on improving his basestealing during Spring Training.

Whether Stanton steals 15, 20 or 30 bases isn't necessary the issue. The point McKeon makes is the young slugger can offer production in other ways than belting long home runs.

Sanchez, who tossed a no-hitter as a rookie in 2006, posted two one-hitters in '11.

When ace Josh Johnson was sidelined with right shoulder inflammation in May, Sanchez provided an immediate lift to the rotation.

The Venezuelan native was particularly strong in the first half, posting a 6-2 record with a 3.58 ERA in 18 starts.

Overall, 2011 has been a down year for the Marlins in terms of individual awards. The team was shut out in the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards.

In recent years, the Marlins had Dan Uggla and Hanley Ramirez earn Silver Slugging Awards. And in 2009, Ramirez won the National League batting title, earning him the NL Silver Bat Award.

Second baseman Omar Infante and first baseman Gaby Sanchez were finalists for Gold Glove Awards, but they didn't win.

Several players have already received individual team or organizational honors.

At the end of the regular season, the South Florida Chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America handed out four team awards.

Stanton was named the Most Valuable Player, and Emilio Bonifacio received the Jeff Conine "Mr. Marlin" Award. John Buck was the recipient of the Charlie Hough "Good Guy" Award, and Steve Cishek was the Rookie of the Year.

As an organization, the Marlins named Christian Yelich as their Minor League Player of the Year and Michael Brady as their Minor League Pitcher of the Year.

National Awards

Rookie of the Year

Manager of the Year

Rawlings Gold Glove

Dontrelle Willis

2003

Jack McKeon

2003

Charles Johnson, C

1995

Hanley Ramirez

2006

Joe Girardi

2006

Charles Johnson, C

1996

Chris Coghlan

2009

Charles Johnson, C

1997

Luis Castillo, 2B

2003

Derrek Lee, 1B

2003

Luis Castillo, 2B

2004

Luis Castillo, 2B

2005

Mike Lowell, 3B

2005

Silver Slugger

Brock Award (NL SB leader)

Gary Sheffield, OF

1993

Chuck Carr

1993

Gary Sheffield, OF

1996

Quilvio Veras

1995

Mike Lowell, 3B

2003

Luis Castillo

2000

Miguel Cabrera, OF

2005

Luis Castillo

2002

Miguel Cabrera, 3B

2006

Juan Pierre

2003

Hanley Ramirez, SS

2008

Hanley Ramirez, SS

2009

Dan Uggla, 2B

2010

Local Awards

MVP

Rookie of the Year

Most Improved

Bryan Harvey

1993

None

1993

None

1993

Jeff Conine

1994

None

1994

None

1994

Jeff Conine

1995

Charles Johnson

1995

Pat Rapp

1995

Gary Sheffield

1996

Edgar Renteria

1996

Robb Nen

1996

Moises Alou

1997

Livan Hernandez

1997

Charles Johnson

1997

Cliff Floyd

1998

Mark Kotsay

1998

Matt Mantei

1998

Luis Castillo

1999

Preston Wilson

1999

Antonio Alfonseca

1999

Preston Wilson

2000

Chuck Smith

2000

Derrek Lee

2000

Cliff Floyd

2001

Josh Beckett

2001

Kevin Millar

2001

Luis Castillo

2002

Michael Tejera

2002

A.J. Burnett

2002

Juan Pierre

2003

Dontrelle Willis

2003

Carl Pavano

2003

Miguel Cabrera

2004

None

2004

Carl Pavano

2004

Dontrelle Willis

2005

Jason Vargas

2005

Todd Jones

2005

Miguel Cabrera

2006

Hanley Ramirez

2006

Joe Borowski

2006

Hanley Ramirez

2007

Matt Lindstrom

2007

Kevin Gregg

2007

Hanley Ramirez

2008

Chris Volstad

2008

Hanley Ramirez

2009

Chris Coghlan

2009

Dan Uggla

2010

Gaby Sanchez

2010

Mike Stanton

2011

Steve Cishek

2011

Charlie Hough "Good Guy"

Jeff Conine Mr. Marlin

Charlie Hough

1995

Alfredo Amezaga

2008

Rene Lachemann

1996

Wes Helms

2009

Bobby Bonilla

1997

Clay Hensley

2010

Rich Donnelly

1998

Emilio Bonifacio

2011

Mike Redmond

1999

Mike Lowell

2000

Kevin Millar

2001

Andy Fox

2002

Braden Looper

2003

Juan Pierre

2004

Carlos Delgado

2005

Dontrelle Willis

2006

Matt Treanor

2007

Luis Gonzalez

2008

Cody Ross

2009

John Buck

2010

Bill Beck

2011

Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.